People In Business

Spectra, providers of venue management to the St. Charles Convention Center, has hired Mark Tenholder as director of Sales and Marketing. Tenholder will oversee all sales and marketing operations at the facility. He was the corporate director of Sales Task Force for Crescent Hotels and Resorts, building teams at hotels across the country.  He is…

Touchette Regional Hospital has added Paul Pace, MD, to the hospital as a board-certified general surgeon. “I am very excited to welcome Dr. Pace to the staff at Touchette,” said Jay Willsher, president. “Dr. Pace is known in the Metro East as a very qualified and skilled surgeon. He will be able to fill a…

The Southern Illinois University board has approved recognition of builders association executive Donna Richter as the 2021 Distinguished Service Award recipient. Richter will be honored at the 2021 fall commencement ceremonies in December. Richter has left a permanent mark on SIUE and the community by holding administrative roles for more than 40 years at the…

Universal Engineering Sciences, a national engineering and consulting company, has acquired Geotechnology Inc., an engineering service that has done thousands of specialty projects in Metro East and surrounds in the last several decades. Geotechnology is based in St. Louis. Among its offices is a location in Fairview Heights. Geotechnology’s Ed Alizadeh, a 32-year veteran of…

Mary Norman, center, the AMH volunteer and gift shop coordinator, received her COVID-19 vaccine July 15 with BJC President and CEO Rich Liekweg, left, in attendance. Norman received the vaccine from Brittany Nicholson in the AMH Occupational Health office. Norman said she had seen Liekweg’s video that went out shortly after it was announced that…

The Glen Carbon Village Board recognized a police sergeant who is stepping down after 44 years of service at its Tuesday, July 13, meeting. Police Chief Todd Link read a proclamation issued by Illinois Senator Rachelle Crowe, D-Glen Carbon,  before the state general assembly to congratulate Sgt. James T. Jones on his retirement. He joined…

St. Peters Hardware & Rental has been recognized as the July 2021 Small Business of the Month by the RiverBend Growth Association. Serving customers for nearly 75 years, they are located at 2502 State St. in Alton. Virgil and Don St. Peters bought the former Bezdec Hardware & Electric in 1947, with hopes of starting…

From left, Welch, Bradley and Link. KAI has announced the expansion of its Build Group with the addition of Project Managers Cameron Welch, Adam Link and David Bradley at its St. Louis headquarters. “We welcome the newest professionals to our build team, Cameron, Adam and David. As project managers, each is responsible for ensuring projects…

Through the Belleville Summer Sack Lunch Program As an incentive for clients to electronically upload their documents to stay safe and healthy this tax season, Archford Accounting donated 550 lunches to the Belleville Summer Sack Lunch Program. In an effort to keep clients and employees safe during tax season in the midst of an ongoing…

Deanna L. Litzenburg, shareholder and vice president at Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd. in Belleville, was recently appointed to serve as secretary of the Illinois State Bar Association Civil Practice and Procedure Council 2021-2022. The mission of the ISBA Civil Practice and Procedure Section is to enhance the knowledge and professional capabilities of lawyers who…